Douglas Murray is a journalist, author and associate editor of The Spectator.
As the turmoil of global events dominates the media, it can feel as though the world is spiralling into chaos. If we can't agree on what's happening, how can we make sense of the world? What's the solution in a post-truth world?
Expect to learn how Victoria’s Secret betrayed the body positivity movement, why people are struggling to agree on what's true anymore, how the “Gays for Gaza” movement will get on, whether we are past peak wokeness, why there is such a huge increase in conspiratorial thinking, what the most recent South Park episode has to say about our culture and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Have Douglas’s Predictions Come True?
(01:55) Victoria’s Secret Revert Back to Sexy
(07:01) Society’s View of Having Children
(12:03) Why Can’t We Agree on Truth?
(17:24) Did New Atheism Actually Work?
(24:31) How Celebrities Use Causes to Look Good
(27:18) Why Women Support Body Positivity
(30:13) The Negative Impacts of Low Self-Esteem
(35:52) Who Actually Was George Orwell?
(40:14) How K-Pop Is Causing Female Mental Health Issues
(46:38) How Successful Will Gays For Gaza Be?
(55:01) Is Douglas a Conspiracy Theorist?
(1:03:10) The West’s Move Beyond Peak-Woke
(1:12:40) People Who Have the Same Opinions on Everything
(1:25:25) Humans Are Supposed to Be Resilient
(1:37:23) HSBC’s Reimagined ‘Fairer’ Tales
(1:45:33) Creating a Positive Vision For the Future
(1:59:56) What’s Next For Douglas
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